landing craft

noun

: any of numerous naval craft designed for conveying troops and equipment from a transport to a beach in an amphibious assault

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Two shells hit his landing craft, and he was wounded before even getting to the beach. CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024 The Chandrayaan 4 landing craft will collect lunar soil and launch it back into lunar orbit to dock with an Earth-return vehicle. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024 The naval island is where the Navy developed the Higgins boat — the pivotal landing craft that ferried troops to the beaches of Normandy during the D-day invasion. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 Saving Private Ryan used authentic WWII landing crafts: 10 LCVPs and two LCMs. Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for landing craft 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landing craft was in 1940

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“Landing craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20craft. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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landing craft

noun
: any of numerous naval craft designed for putting troops and equipment ashore

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